Way to pause in single player?

[Stretchytall]

I play solo. Hitting ESC doesn't pause the game. Is there a way to pause while I go AFK without having to save and quit to menu?

[Paragon]

tilde key....type pause

[Fenix]

hit "`~" to open the console and type pause hit enter
Repeat to unpause

[AREA-57]

Press ` to open the console, type the word pause and hit enter. Type pause again to un-pause.

[Paragon]

Originally posted by Fenix:

hit "`~" to open the console and type pause hit enter
Repeat to unpause

you can hit the tilde key and press the up arrow...make sure pause is there...hit enter...no need to type pause twice to un-pause

And if you want to pause again...tilde key and press the up arrow again

[Wishbone]

I'm sorry... You're telling me they have actually implemented a pause function... but couldn't be assed to link it to any controls or UI elements? What the hell? I was expecting some lame excuse like "Uhm, actually the game was designed with multiplayer in mind, that's why it's technically impossible to pause it", but when the function is already there? Get it together devs! Under the circumstances, you really have no excuse.

[Ryzilynt]

People have nothing better to do than stalk games without pause so they can complain about it and stir up trouble.

Now some dude has gone beyond the 4th dimension and found a way to complain about the lack of a pause feature EVEN WHEN ONE EXISTS.

Amazing.

P.s. Happy paraskevidekatriaphobia day!

[Jack-o-Lantern]

Or simply stay somewhere secure, for example on any foundation with something built and running on it.... and let it go... nothing will happen

[Alexslife]

Your fired

[Wishbone]

Originally posted by Ryzilynt:

People have nothing better to do than stalk games without pause so they can complain about it and stir up trouble.

Wow. You really are completely disconnected from reality, aren't you?

[Stretchytall]

Can I lock this thread? I received the answer I wanted, and this unexpected argument is entirely foolish.

[Shawn]

Originally posted by Stretchytall:

Can I lock this thread? I received the answer I wanted, and this unexpected argument is entirely foolish.

You can’t. Mark the thread as answered. Maybe if you report the thread with a note to lock it?

[Rennox]

This is one of those games that you want running at all times so you can get the materials created while you afk so it's kinda absurd to see it being so wanted lol.

Just like Factorio, alt-tab, let your factory accrue materials and tab back in and reap the rewards.

But this game has no hostile faction that attacks your base so even unnecessary to have to absolutely pause your game.

[Dragonmaster]

Since there is no active enemy scaling or base defense, and coupled with infinite materials, there’s kinda no reason to pause then the function is kinda hidden

[Fenix]

If you set it so you don't drop you stuff on death, it becomes even more of a non-issue.
If you die you just spawn back at the hub... no death crate to go get. (plus your crate can still get stuck in places so disabling it just makes sense)

[Rena]

There is reason to pause: you're surrounded by enemies but need to answer the doorbell.